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Pulp Fiction Art "Before the Races" by Victor Olson

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£2,152.28
€2,461.75
CA$3,960.91
A$4,405.39
CHF 2,300.36
MX$53,608.94
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Pulp Fiction Art "Before the Races" by Victor Olson. A beautiful Grace Kelly like female holds a parasol in her hand waiting for the horse races to begin. Elegant sophisticated impasto on board. Well known pulp fiction illustration artist. Victor Olson (1925-2007) Redding CT. Mr. Olson was born in Bridgeport , CT and was a lifelong area resident. He was a well-known artist. Mr. Olson was a graduate of Bassick High School and attended the Art Career School of New York. Olsen was a well-known award-winning Fairfield county artist, as well as an illustrator and graphic designer. He has illustrated many national magazine covers for paperback publications and magazine stories for such publishers as Doubleday, Avon books, MacFadden Books, Bantan and Monarch. He is famous for his racy pulp fiction art. One of Mr. Olson's paintings of the founder of Sikorsky Aircraft, Igor Sikorsky's portrait, belongs to the Smithsonian Institute Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.; also, as part of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the American Helicopter Society, a painting of Mr. Sikorski's attempt to construct a vertical flying machine for his first solo flight in Bridgeport. Also, a painting by Mr. Olson of a typical New England scene belongs to the private collection of former President Lyndon B. Johnson. He was a life member of the Scandinavian Club, Fairfield, and the S.S. Norden Club.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 38 in (96.52 cm)Width: 20.75 in (52.71 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1950-1959
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  • Seller Location:
    Redding, CT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: Fleur De Lis Antiques and Design 11220191stDibs: LU959513165041

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